Polish · ZUS / NIP / urząd skarbowy
An employer asks about your NIP and you ask the tax office what it is: what to say in Polish
Your employer asks about a NIP and you ask the tax office what it is.
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How it's done. For a private person the tax number is usually the PESEL; a NIP is needed mainly by those who run a business; the employer reports the employee to the tax office itself.Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.
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YOU START
Dzień dobry, pracodawca pyta mnie o NIP. Co to jest i czy go mam?
Dzyayn DOH-brih, pruh-tsoh-DAHF-tsuh PIH-tuh mnyeh oh Neep. Tsoh toh yehst ee chih goh mahm?
Good day, my employer asks me about a NIP. What is it and do I have one?
Or say:Dzień dobry, czy mój PESEL jest też numerem podatkowym?
Dzyayn DOH-brih, chih mooy PEH-sel yehst tesh noo-MEH-rem poh-duht-KOH-vim?
THEY SAY
Dla osoby fizycznej numerem podatkowym jest zazwyczaj PESEL. NIP potrzebny jest głównie przy działalności gospodarczej.Dlah oh-SOH-bih fee-ZICH-nay noo-MEH-rem poh-duht-KOH-vim yehst zuhz-VIH-chigh PEH-sel. Neep pot-SHEB-nih yehst GWOOV-nyeh pshih dzyuh-vuhl-NOSY-tsee gos-poh-DAHR-chay.
For a private person the tax number is usually the PESEL. A NIP is needed mainly for running a business.
They might also say:
Zwykle wystarczy PESEL. NIP mają głównie firmy i osoby prowadzące działalność.
ZVIH-kleh vis-TAHR-chih PEH-sel. Neep MIGH-om GWOOV-nyeh FEER-mih ee oh-SOH-bih proh-vuhd-ZOHN-tseh dzyuh-VAHL-nosytsy.
Usually the PESEL is enough. A NIP is held mainly by firms and people running a business.
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YOU REPLY
Mam pracę na umowie o pracę. Co mam powiedzieć pracodawcy?
Mahm PRAH-tseh nuh oo-MOH-vyeh oh PRAH-tseh. Tsoh mahm poh-VYEHD-zyehtsy pruh-tsoh-DAHF-tsih?
I have a job on an employment contract. What should I tell my employer?
THEY SAY
Proszę podać PESEL. Pracodawca zgłosi pana do urzędu skarbowego.PROH-sheh POH-duhtsy PEH-sel. Pruh-tsoh-DAHF-tsuh ZGWOH-see PAH-nuh doh oo-ZHAYN-doo skuhr-boh-VEH-goh.
Give your PESEL. The employer will report you to the tax office.
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YOU FINISH
Rozumiem. Dziękuję za wyjaśnienie!
Roh-ZOO-myehm. Dzyayn-KOO-eh zah vih-ahsy-NYEH-nyeh!
I see. Thank you for the explanation!
THEY SAY
Proszę bardzo.PROH-sheh BAHRD-zoh.
You're welcome.
The course is in the app
This dialogue is part of the course “Polish for life in Poland”: 416 situations with audio, a pronunciation guide and spaced review.
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Words worth knowing
Dzień
Dzyayn
noun
day
dobry
DOH-brih
adjective
good
pracodawca
pruh-tsoh-DAHF-tsuh
noun
employer
pyta
PIH-tuh
verb
asks
jest
yehst
verb
is
mam
mahm
verb
I have
37 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
If you did not understand
Proszę powtórzyć.
PROH-sheh pof-TOO-zhitsy.
Please repeat that.
Proszę mówić wolniej.
PROH-sheh MOO-veetsy VOL-nyay.
Please speak more slowly.
Co to znaczy?
Tsoh toh ZNAH-chih?
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